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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: ...th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ...th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
21: ...aval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
22: ...century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[North America]]) - George H. W. Bush (1569 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: | party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
19: ...ted Nations]] ([[1971]]–[[1973]]), [[Republican National Committee]] chairman ([[1973]]–[[...
21: == Youth, education ==
24: ...[[1942]], where he demonstrated early leadership, capta - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...October 12th [[1492]] under the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He believed that the [[earth]...
3: ...explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the ...
5: ...ess than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout Europe...
7: ...s of [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. He never reached the present-day [[United Stat...
9: ...he first large-scale [[colonization]] of the Americas by Europeans. - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...th higher carbon content than this are known as [[cast iron|iron]].
5: ...d alloys that can be [[plasticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled, etc.).
8: ...ults in an alloy containing too much carbon to be called steel.
11: ...ub>3</sub>C. Cementite forms in regions of higher carbon content while other areas revert to ferrite a...
13: ...t cell structure to austenite, and identical chemical composition. As such, it requires extremely lit... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: ...year (309th in [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
4: {{NovemberCalendar}}
7: ... [[Eighty Years' War]]: In [[Belgium]], [[Spain]] captures [[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three day...
10: * [[1852]] - [[Count Camillo Benso di Cavour]] became the [[prime minister]] of [[Piedmont (Italy)|Pi...
12: ... of Johnsonville]] - [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] troops bombard a [[United States|Un... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
8: *[[Abaris]], (circa 8th century BC), priest of [[Apollo (god)|Apollo]...
14: ...[[Abba Mari|Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
15: *[[Frank Abbandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman
28: ..., Archbishop George]], (1562-1633), Archbishop of Canterbury
29: ...a Abbot|Abbot, Ezra]], (1819-1884), American biblical scholar - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...ba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
4: *[[Patriarch Acacius|Acacius, Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Consta...
5: *[[Louis Acaries|Acaries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world ti...
6: *[[Bernard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter
7: ...irk Acevedo|Acevedo, Kirk]] (born 1974), Puerto Rican actor - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
11: *[[Adalbert of Prague]], (circa 956-997), saint
15: *[[Adam]], Biblical figure, first man
16: *[[Adam of Chillenden]], Archbishop of Canterbury
18: *[[Ian Adam|Adam, Ian]], (born 1937), Canadian writer
21: ...gard Adam-Schwaetzer|Adam-Schwaetzer, Irmgard]], (1942-), German government minister - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
11: ...z|Agassiz, Alexander Emanuel]], (1835-1910), American man of science
18: *[[Mehmet Ali Agca|Agca, Mehmet Ali]], (born 1958), failed assassin of [[...
19: ...gee|Agee, James]], (fl. early 20th century), American poet
28: ...yes Agnew|Agnew, David Hayes]], (1818-1892), American surgeon
30: *[[Joaquim Agostinho|Agostinho, Joaquim]], (1942-1984), Portuguese cyclist - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
9: ...a period of great social, economic, and technological change in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the l...
14: ...[Latin]], and [[French language|French]]. Her educator was the Reverend [[George Davys]] and her gove...
16: ...king was childless, the young Princess Victoria became [[heir presumptive|heiress-presumptive]] to the...
20: ...ecause like most imperial, royal, princely, and ducal families, his family did not use theirs. Victor...
25: ...anover|Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale]], who became King Ernest Augustus of Hanover. As the young q... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
5: ...ormality and propriety, especially during State occasions. She was the first Queen consort to attend t...
9: ...er daughter of [[HRH]] [[Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge]].
11: ...]]4000 plus ?4000 from her mother, the Duchess of Cambridge. Despite this, the family was deep in debt...
13: ...f Mecklenburg-Strelitz (n饠[[Princess Augusta of Cambridge]]). May wrote to her aunt every week witho...
17: ... whose father, HRH The [[Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge]], was a brother of HRH The [[Prince Edwar... - Margaret Sanger (12025 bytes)
2: ...tember 6]], [[1966]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[birth control]] activist. Initially meeting ...
5: ...mother was a devout [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] who had 11 children before dying of [[tub...
7: ...ation'', to poor women, Sanger repeatedly risked scandal and imprisonment by acting in defiance of the...
9: ...es Socialist Party|Socialist Party]] paper, ''The Call''.
13: ...dissolution in 1937 after birth control under medical supervision was legalized in many states. In 192... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
4: '''Isabel Allende Llona''' (born [[August 2]], [[1942]]) is a [[Chile]]an writer whose books have been ...
6: ...n 1945, her parents separated, and her mother relocated with their three children to Chile, where they...
8: ...ned to Chile in 1958 to complete her secondary education, and there she met her first husband, Miguel ...
14: ...[Venezuela]]. While there, she worked for the Caracas newspaper ''El Nacional'' and as a teacher in a ...
18: ...Gordon, and has lived since then in [[San Rafael, California|San Rafael]]. In [[2003]] she obtained [[... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: ...er account of living in [[Kenya]], ''[[Out of Africa]]''.
5: ...Croix de Guerre]] while serving with the [[Canada|Canadian]] army in the [[First World War]].
7: ...ron Bror von Blixen-Finecke]], and the couple relocated to Kenya where they operated a [[coffee]] plan...
17: * ''The de Cats Family'' (1909, published in ''[[Tilskueren]]''...
20: * ''[[Out of Africa]]'' (1937 in Denmark and England, 1938 in USA) - Zora Neale Hurston (4470 bytes)
2: ...h;[[January 28]], [[1960]]) was an [[African-American]] [[folkloristics|folklorist]] and author. Her ...
7: ...nable for a number of reasons, cultural and political.
9: ...it embraces the dialect and culture of Black America of the early 20th century. For example ( Amy fro...
13: ... however, critics have praised her for her artful capture of the actual language and idiom of the day.
15: ...ith Wright's vision of the struggle of Black Americans, and did not sink into obscurity. - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
4: image_caption=[[Novelist]] and [[Philosopher]], best known...
11: ...made it the express goal of her literature to showcase such heroes. She believed:
14: ...physical force, or impose ideas on others by physical force.
19: ...t recent evidence has proved that this is not the case. [http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagena...
22: ... of the United States. Her first literary success came with the sale of her screenplay ''[[Red Pawn]]'... - Nancy Harkness Love (1763 bytes)
1: ...tober 22]], [[1976]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[aviator | pilot]] and squadron commander dur...
3: ...ng school there. During and after her college education, she worked in various jobs in [[aviation]]. ...
5: ...Air Car Company]], testing various aircraft modifications including the new [[tricycle landing gear]].
7: ... the [[Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron]] in [[1942]] with her as a squadron commander. In [[1943]] ...
11: ...erican P-51 Mustang]], a [[C-54]], a [[North American B-25 Mitchell]], and along with [[Betty Gillies]... - Virginia Woolf (9482 bytes)
3: ...]. Between the [[world war]]s, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member ...
7: ...apitulation of the coterie's ideals, Woolf's work can be understood as consistently in dialogue with B...
9: ...ists]], though she disdained some artists in this category, such as [[James Joyce]].
11: ...ream-of-consciousness]], the underlying psychological as well as emotional motives of characters, and ...
13: ...central strength: Woolf is arguably the major lyrical novelist in the English language. Her novels are... - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
1: ...7]], [[1980]]) was a pioneer [[United States|American]] [[aviatrix]].
6: ...d one of the 25 outstanding businesswomen in America by the Boston Chamber of Commerce and in [[1953]]...
8: ...cognized the value of publicity for her business. Calling her line of cosmetics "''Wings''," she flew ...
10: ...Angeles]] to [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]] race because officials restricted entrants to men only. Coc...
12: ...liary. Following America's entry into the War, in 1942 she was made director of women's flight training ... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...eatest female vocalist ever by such industry publications/media outlets as [[Rolling Stone]] and [[VH1...
6: ...ild, Franklin and her sisters, [[Carolyn Franklin|Carolyn]] and [[Erma Franklin|Erma]], sang at her fa...
8: ...tist and a symbol of pride for the [[African American]] community. Franklin said herself of this perio...
12: ...ance; she later added three more Grammies in this category in the [[1980s]].
14: ...'"Angel",'' written by her sister Carolyn which became a soul classic.
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